Avie Schneider

Soldier is charged with killing an Army sergeant found in a dumpster on Missouri base

Juliana Kim

Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, faces charges of murder and obstructing justice in the Oct. 20 death of 23-year-old Army Sgt. Sarah Roque at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in Richmond, Calif., in 2019. The Campbell Soup Company says it's changing its corporate name to The Campbell’s Company.

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After more than a century, the Campbell's company drops 'soup' from its name

Avie Schneider

The Campbell Soup Company's CEO said the "subtle yet important change" to the name adopted in 1922 better reflects the broad number of products it makes.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., participates in a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on March 29. On Thursday, he announced a preliminary diagnosis that his cancer is in remission after treatments.

Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission

Avie Schneider

The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said.

President Biden takes his face mask off on Thursday during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House.

Biden is still feeling well after testing positive for COVID again, his doctor says

Avie Schneider

A day after the president's physician said Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, the doctor said Biden continues to feel well, despite testing positive on Sunday again.

A doctor administers a dose of the monkeypox vaccine on Saturday in London.

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Avie Schneider

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. The move is aimed at boosting coordination and sharing of resources and information among nations.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Tuesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

Avie Schneider

The Republican Texas governor, who has been fully vaccinated and has no symptoms, "will isolate in the Governor's Mansion and continue to test daily," his office announced.

A man looks at a memorial Tuesday with pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

As South Florida Grieves Condo Victims, Miami Beach Cancels Its July 4th Celebrations

Avie Schneider

The city of Miami Beach is cancelling its fireworks and other July 4th festivities out of respect for the families and victims of the condominium collapse in neighboring Surfside, Fla.

Moises Soffer, a volunteer member of Cadena International's search-and-rescue team working at the site of the condo building collapse, holds a trained search dog named Oreo in Surfside, Fla., on Sunday.

Rescue Teams Hold Out Hope Of Finding Survivors In Florida Condo Collapse

Chad Campbell

It's been nearly a week since part of the building in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. "We still remain hopeful because that's who we are," says Leon Roy Hausmann, a representative of one rescue group.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a House panel on Sept. 25, 2019. In an NPR interview, she says the nation has more work to do to get ready for a future pandemic.

The CDC's No. 2 Official Says The U.S. Isn't Ready For Another Pandemic

Steve Inskeep

The United States wasn't ready for the pandemic "and we have a lot of work to do to get better prepared for the next one," says Dr. Anne Schuchat, who is retiring after 33 years at the agency.

A Nordstrom store is looking for employees last month in Coral Gables, Fla. Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early.

Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer

Avie Schneider

Citing a severe shortage of workers, half of the nation's governors have decided to end extra federal jobless benefits months early. But an economist says that will set back households and businesses.